Road Trips

Road Trips

S2

This is my first picture for Off For A Family Drive using the Leica S2. This is the 70mm 2.5 shot wide open here at iso160 and focused on the baby. I fumbled with the S2 only because I had not really used it before. Same with the previous picture shot with the Gx1 in …

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La Tortuga

I am totally surprised by the fact that we have so little internet service along the California coast. Even in L.A. we had spotty net service even using a wifi mobile hot spot, we have been without a signal a lot of the time. This may end up being true all across the country. So …

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The Malloys

Keith, Lauren and sweet little Milly Lou Malloy hosted us yesterday afternoon. Yup they are ranchers, yet the Malloys are most  famous for being top notch surfers and producers of some of the very best surfing movies like “Thicker Than Water”, “Shelter” and most recently “Come Hell Or High Water.” Their ranch is very near …

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We shot late.

So no official camping spots available. Panos has a smoke as we just pull to the side of the road to sleep a bit. Pics from today I will show tomorrow

terminal…

Kathy watches son-in-law Oscar give little grandson Owen a gentle toss. Kathy and her husband David and a few members of their clan head up to see her 102 yr old mother on her birthday today…Kathy has the most amazing attitude on life and general good spirit…Kathy smiled broadly in the mid morning light in …

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Waiting. Taking most pictures most of…

the time is all about waiting. We are on the side of the road waiting. For the Malloy super famous surfing family we wait. Mr Tony Skater of course takes waiting and turns it into his own art. The boy is a pro downhill racer. #burnfamilydrive #longboarding

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Jim Powers October 13, 2012 at 5:24 am Edit This road trip thing seems to be primarily performance art. I’ve realized that I’m not interested in the process, the details, of this project, just the end result. Hard to find a context for the (in)activity. Think I’ll bypass all this and wait for the book. …

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painting the van

skateboard pro Anthony Smallwood (Mr Skater) starts what will become a moving graffiti mural..i mean we cant go cross country in a van with a corporate logo as the primary visual.. this stuff supposed to wash off..